# NTSB Accident FTW96LA384
> **Cessna 177RG** · 1996-09-11 · COLORADO SPRNGS, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA384
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06730
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-11
- **Location:** COLORADO SPRNGS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.880104, -104.830436
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N2797V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper installation of the propeller governor by company maintenance personnel, resulting in the total loss of oil and engine seizure.  Factors were the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and airspeed, causing him to make a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and collide with a tree and motor vehicles.

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